The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1576 Crossword Answer

The Times - Cryptic - Times Quick Cryptic No 1576 Crossword Answer

Clues	Answers
Middle-Easterner, most sickly looking, at home with Scotsman?	PALESTINIAN
Might war prisoner, perhaps, when meeting the queen?	POWER
Not in favour of August, on reflection, in Caribbean location	ANTIGUA
One or two, for example, less feeling	NUMBER
Pained expression when cutting very short ticket	VOUCHER
Person who drags loom	TOWER
Politician I call, after uniform for referee’s job	UMPIRING
Substantially increase level — put cork back, partially	OCTUPLE
Switch positions occasionally	on and off
Try air shot: you don’t often see that!	RARITY
Two XVs in need of a drink with seconds to go	THIRTY
Van to deliver greener sort of petrol	lead-free
Wobble from person summing up?	TOTTER

Clues	Answers
A huge amount of sticky stuff: precious commodity, mostly	GOOGOL
A lot of money understandably can help at first	MUCH
A paper, it’s said, that may get someone’s blessing?	ATISHOO
Binge over, guy must purge insides	ORGY
Boy is good artist and bad actor	GRAHAM
Conservative pinching man’s idea	THEORY
Converted triremes: most jolly!	MERRIEST
Envy festive, exotic figure	seventy-five
Fiddlestick that is used by rock star	BOWIE
Hammers backing you to become England football manager	RAMSEY
Husband following Women’s Institute’s fancy	WISH
Idiot grabbing first of poisonous snakes	ASPS
Intention to keep South West afloat	ASWIM